Smashes, Thrashes & Hits is a greatest hits album by the American hard rock band Kiss. It was the third hits album overall but the second such album released by the band in the United States (Killers was not released in the United States originally). Of the 15 songs on the album, two were new compositions and three were released after the band's unmasking in 1983. The remaining ten were all released during the band's years in makeup.
RIAA: 2x Platinum
New songs[]
The two new songs on Smashes, Thrashes & Hits were "Let's Put The X In Sex" and "(You Make Me) Rock Hard," which feature the same polished production style as 1987's Crazy Nights. They were both produced and co-written by guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley, and were accompanied by videos that received moderate airplay on MTV.
New versions[]
Nearly all of the songs recorded by the band's original lineup were altered in one way or another. One song, "Beth," was re-recorded with lead vocals by then-drummer Eric Carr,[2] who had replaced the original drummer Peter Criss in 1980.
Track listing[]
| North American edition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Let's Put the X in Sex" | Paul Stanley, Desmond Child | Previously unreleased | 3:48 | |||||
| 2. | "(You Make Me) Rock Hard" | Stanley, Child, Diane Warren | Previously unreleased | 3:26 | |||||
| 3. | "Love Gun" (remix) | Stanley | Love Gun (1977) | 3:31 | |||||
| 4. | "Detroit Rock City" (remix) | Stanley, Bob Ezrin | Destroyer (1976) | 3:45 | |||||
| 5. | "I Love It Loud" (remix) | Gene Simmons, Vinnie Vincent | Creatures of the Night (1982) | 3:47 | |||||
| 6. | "Deuce" (remix) | Simmons | Kiss (1974) | 3:20 | |||||
| 7. | "Lick It Up" | Vincent, Stanley | Lick It Up (1983) | 3:53 | |||||
| 8. | "Heaven's on Fire" | Stanley, Child | Animalize (1984) | 3:19 | |||||
| 9. | "Calling Dr. Love" (remix) | Simmons | Rock and Roll Over (1976) | 3:38 | |||||
| 10. | "Strutter" (remix) | Stanley, Simmons | Kiss (1974) | 3:38 | |||||
| 11. | "Beth" (Eric Carr vocal) | Peter Criss, Stan Penridge, Ezrin | Destroyer (1976) | 2:46 | |||||
| 12. | "Tears Are Falling" | Stanley | Asylum (1985) | 3:54 | |||||
| 13. | "I Was Made for Lovin' You" | Stanley, Child, Vini Poncia | Dynasty (1979) | 4:29 | |||||
| 14. | "Rock and Roll All Nite" (remix) | Stanley, Simmons | Dressed to Kill (1975) | 2:56 | |||||
| 15. | "Shout It Out Loud" (remix) | Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin | Destroyer (1976) | 3:07 | |||||
| 'Total length:' | '51:54' | ||||||||
| United Kingdom edition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Let's Put the X In Sex" | Stanley, Child | Previously unreleased | 3:48 | |||||
| 2. | "Crazy Crazy Nights" | Stanley, Adam Mitchell | Crazy Nights (1987) | 3:45 | |||||
| 3. | "You Make Me Rock Hard" | Stanley, Child, Warren | Previously unreleased | 3:26 | |||||
| 4. | "Love Gun" (remix) | Stanley | Love Gun (1977) | 3:31 | |||||
| 5. | "Detroit Rock City" (remix) | Stanley, Ezrin | Destroyer (1976) | 3:45 | |||||
| 6. | "I Love It Loud" (remix) | Simmons, Vincent | Creatures of the Night (1982) | 2:44 | |||||
| 7. | "Reason to Live" | Stanley, Child | Crazy Nights (1987) | 3:59 | |||||
| 8. | "Lick It Up" | Vincent, Stanley | Lick It Up (1983) | 3:53 | |||||
| 9. | "Heaven's On Fire" | Stanley, Child | Animalize (1984) | 3:19 | |||||
| 10. | "Calling Dr. Love" | Simmons | Rock and Roll Over (1976) | 3:38 | |||||
| 11. | "Strutter" (remix) | Stanley, Simmons | Kiss (1974) | 3:38 | |||||
| 12. | "Beth" (Eric Carr vocal) | Criss, Penridge, Ezrin | Destroyer (1976) | 2:46 | |||||
| 13. | "Tears Are Falling" | Stanley | Asylum (1985) | 3:54 | |||||
| 14. | "I Was Made for Lovin' You" | Stanley, Child, Poncia | Dynasty (1979) | 4:29 | |||||
| 15. | "Rock and Roll All Nite" (remix) | Stanley, Simmons | Dressed to Kill (1975) | 2:56 | |||||
| 16. | "Shout It Out Loud" (remix) | Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin | Destroyer (1976) | 3:07 | |||||
| 'toal lengh'' | 56.18 | ||||||||
| Discography | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Previus | Crazy Nights | ||
| Next | Hot In The Shade | ||